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Ohio State Football: The Game and all B1G predictions

By Thomas Scurlock

EVANSTON, ILLINOIS - OCTOBER 18: Head coach Ryan Day of the Ohio State Buckeyes looks on in the first quarter against the Northwestern Wildcats at Ryan Field on October 18, 2019 in Evanston, Illinois. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS - OCTOBER 18: Head coach Ryan Day of the Ohio State Buckeyes looks on in the first quarter against the Northwestern Wildcats at Ryan Field on October 18, 2019 in Evanston, Illinois. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images) /
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MADISON, WISCONSIN – NOVEMBER 23: Jack Coan #17 of the Wisconsin Badgers hands the ball off to Jonathan Taylor #23 in the first quarter against the Purdue Boilermakers at Camp Randall Stadium on November 23, 2019 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
MADISON, WISCONSIN – NOVEMBER 23: Jack Coan #17 of the Wisconsin Badgers hands the ball off to Jonathan Taylor #23 in the first quarter against the Purdue Boilermakers at Camp Randall Stadium on November 23, 2019 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

Wisconsin (-2) at Minnesota

The stakes have never been higher for the Paul Bunyan Axe Trophy game. The winner takes the West and gets a shot at Ohio State to win the Big Ten.

Both teams are pretty evenly matched.

This game will come down to two factors.  Minnesota’s defense stopping Jonathan Taylor and Tanner Morgan’s protection being good enough for him to do some damage.

I like Wisconsin’s defense more than Minnesota’s so I’ll give the edge to the Badgers.

I also think Wisconsin’s experience of playing in pressure games will help.

Paul Chryst has been in championship games.  He knows how to keep his team locked in and not make the moment too big to handle.

P.J. Fleck has done a masterful job this season.  He panicked several times during the Iowa game, and it cost his team.

Badgers win 27-24.

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